Bottle.



PATE ED'MAR. 27, 1906' J. G. ANDERSON BQTTLE.

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' ol'ects to vent the reuse of such vesse sjto al dulently 15 indicate thet the contents of such Llfilled;

UNITED STATES rwrnnr OFFICE.

JA M ES (1. A NDERSON, OF llliillliAN I) PAR h, lLLlNOlS.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2?, i966.

Application filed Marsh 28, 1985 Renewed February 15; 1908. Serial No. 863,272.

To ail whom it nu concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES C. ANDERSON, e

citizen of the United States, residing at Highland Park, in the county of Lake and State of 5 Illinois, have invented certain newend useful Improvements in Bottles; and -I do hereby declare the following'bo bee full, clear, and exect'description of the invention, such as will enebleotllers skilled inlthe art to which it eppertains to make enclose the same.

My inventionnrelates to certain new and usefulim rovements' gn glessjve'ssels of all kmdsen has for its pranci a1 preves'sels f ere tlie semees originally contained therein, and also to "'r event therl'eteriorstion of the contents oft ejressel.

My. invention is based upon a discovery that steel and otlier metals having suhstentiigllj} the same chereetoiist'icsend properties, m'a he. successfull" igles s'os. n1 y described ma '1 [in Si -res 'in Letters rai- .ent granted tome on the ?tl1.d&y: of July,

251983, Ne 332,812,, for improvement an "f spark ng plugs. With. ,tl:e l(nov vlelrglge. of

the-neg snd em in ea ment sl V present invention relates little or no advence i m an es sees in thje fiienner of sealing o .ilass vessels messing and otherelcm 4o whichto a" olic liquors in smasher tclprotectthe contents egeinst'ieslr" e. dnd th escape of any {contained oseous l iodiesorto prevent the sealing devises from being attached 'hy gerins which not onlxbyjtheirf'borin action eug ment the} I yconditioni of t e sealing lej vices but b 1 reason of their entry: no in contents of .1; 6 bone induce to was is commonly designated e corky l testeibnt" tiejrten't is due to the-contend nation of the liquor by; the dead bodies of the germ which have found access thereto. lead to my present invention. s In order that the full advantages of my in-' vention maybe understood end appreciated,"

deein it ezrpedientto' stdte that the usual sealing device of ordins-jgrfbottles generelly consists of eork w'hiehis'nisde of the Berk oi' the oak tree, and 'it'is a fact demonstrated is} 0 scientific invest efiien that this'particuler' tree is subjected to attack I) a. germ known as e f bcrerflwhich. enere y traverses s16 hody and locates itsol therein, and hence it is that the corks-made from the Bark are to e.

greater or less extent infested with these perhernreticel seel, and thus sf fee contents or'any tlflfllal germs, and consequently it has been that when the germ or borer enters the bottle it imports to such contents a. taste which, as before stated, is commonly designated as corky. In the use, tlrerefore, of the ordinary cork as a sealing device for bottles conte'ining Wines and liquors of all kinds it has been the common ex ieriencc of those on gagged in the business that a large percentage ecomes velueless, particularly in the ease of liquors containing gases and which are subjected to much agitation in sea vovage or long railroad transportation, so that it is impossihleto prevent the escepe of the gases and theconseqnent deterioration of the liquors. It has also been found that wl:en from any cause the sealing device of cork permits the leakage or seepage of the contents of the bot tle, t-li.8 presenge of such seepage attracts and lestrg ctivelyefl'ectin'g the contents of j the 'liottle'or other vessel.

. With. a knowledge of. all these disadvantages'in rtlie use of the ordine cork as a. sealing device m r invention hes iiir its object to dispense wit the use of this materiel and to provideje'closurje for vessels which will not onl I absolutely prevent any attack upon sue sealing devices but will at theserne time produce a. perfect prevent the escape Igijrjnvention has a so for its object to pro sigless bottle or other containing vessel esig'ned. to, prevent the frsudw lent refilling of said vessel and disposing of the-same as an original package.

Withthesefohefets in View my invention consists 35155536 a glass bottle or other 'Yes'sel with a metallic body welded to the vesgenus of my invention.

by germs of any kind,

ases oonteined therein.

ln order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may know how to make and use my invention and to fully appreciate all of its advantages, 1 will proceed to describe in detail the peculiarities of construction and the method employed by me in its production, referring by numerals to th acctnnpanyin; drawings, in which- Figure l is a central vert icalsection of the neck of a bottle involving my invention and showing the position and condition of the parts before permanently closing the bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position and condition of the parts after the bottle has been closed. Fig. 3 is a similar view, but showing a slight modification. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing another modification.

Similar reference-numerals represent like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

1 is the neck of an ordinary glass bottle, and 2 is a thin steel ring or tube of bat shape, aselearly shown at Fig. l.

3 is an air, gas, and liquid tight disk composed of any suitable flexible material, and 4 is a disk of aluminium.

In constructing my improved bottleand to secure a permanent and perfect weld between the steel ring and the neck of the bot.- tle l appljt the ring to the neck of the bottle while the latter is in a viscid and heated condition, in which condition a suitable welding heal exists,) taking care that a close fit exists between the ring and the neck of the. bottle in order to prevent theprcsence of air be tween said surfaces, thus mation of any oxid at such locality. [so locate the ring with reference to the neck of the bottle that the upper end -of the ring shall project abovethe up )tI extremity of theneck of the bottle as clearly shown at Fig. 1. When the ring has been thus located under the conditions stated, pressure is exerted and a perfect weld ensues,- aud it thus becomes impossible to separate the metal ring from the glass.

'lhehat-shaped ringsortubes2are mnched out from sheet-steel of suitable thic ness in the usual manner of forming such a device, and when made of such material the heat contained in the semiplastic glass is stillicicnt to tlmroughly heat the metal ring or Lulu-without producing ferrousoxid,andconsequently a perfect welded union is made between the glass and the ring or tube.

It will of course he understood that while l have shown the hat-shaped ring or tube 2 as being welded to the outside of the neck l of the bottle its diameter may he reduced proportionalely and the portion of smaller diameter welded to the inside surface of the neck of the bottle, and it will likewise be obvious that while in the case where it is welded to the outside surface of the bottle it may, if so desired, he of uniform diameter througl|- has been thus preventing the for-' the contents of the out its entire extent, in which case the sealing devices will be confined between the upper extremity of the neck of the bottle and the inwardly and (hm'nwardly turned projecting portion of the ring or tube.

When the sealing-disk 3 is constructed as described, it not only serves to make a tight joint when subjected to the iressure exerted by the erimped or clamped portion of the metal ring or tube 2, but it likewise serves to strengthen the aluminium disk 4, and being constituted ofpaper and paraffin it also act-sas a repellant to the attack of any and all germ life and prevents the possibilityof any oxidizing effect the c'ontained liquor mi ht other- 80 wise have upon the aluminium dis 4 at the locality indicated at 5, Fig. 3.

llVhile it is believed that from the construction shown and described a suflieientl air, gas, and liquid tight sealing-joint; will e eff'ec-ted, I may nevertheless and as an extra precaution solder the inturned edge of the ring or tube 2 to the upper surface of the aluminium disk 4. When the ring, or tube permanently attached to the neck of the bottle, the up )er portion of the ring or tube 2, extending above the terminus of the bottle-neck,constitutes acontinuous circumferential flange rising from a horizontal shoulder, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 to 4 95 ofthe drawings.

The aluminium disk 4 is preferably of dish shape, and the disk 3 is preferably of similar sha )e and is placed with the latter on the underside upon the terminus of the neck of we the bottle and with their outer portion resting upon the same and the horizontal shoulder between the two different diameters of the hat-shapml ring or tube 2.

After a bottle has been filled and the alu- 05 minium and paraflinedmper disks have been placed in the position escribed by means of a suitable tool or press the circumferential flange or u 1wardl v-proj.ecting portion of the ring or tube is forced inward and downward, H as shown in Fig. 2, tightly confiningjthe aluminium and paper disks in air',,gas, and liquid tight contact with the end of the neck of the bottle. The closing disks 3 and 4 are preferably made of the dish-shape form 5 shown at Fig. l in order that. the central inverted crown may constitute a resistant to any internal pressure exerted a ainst it by bottle, and t e outer reverselv-curvml portions of the disks when 120 subjected to the action of the sealing tool or press, and are thus flattened down, produce a stretching action radially and insures a tight contact. between them and the metal ring or tube.

In the modification shown at Figs. 3 and 4 are shown means which, if necessary, may be adopted for insuring absolutely closed relation between the disks 3 and 4 and the upper edge of the neck ofthe bottle. In Fig. 3 the 3 tected depression in the upper edge of the neck of' the bottle. In Fig. 4 the neclrcf the bottle is shown in the same form as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the disks 3 and 4 are crimpccl w between the flange and horizontal shoulder of the ring or tube in an obvious mannen' The physical properties and characteristics of the sheet-steel rings or tubes 2 are' such thntjwhile the-projecting fienge may be readily crir'nped'er'turned down to the position to hold' the closure device in proper position it will be impossible to return such flange portion to a. position to edmit of the removal of the closure devices without the ru ture and destruction oflthe ring or tube.

W en a filled bottle has thus been closed, its contents can onl be removed by'eithr otitting outjahe sealing disks isuitablejand simple tool made fof' tliiit iiu rpbseor tube 2 off with a. tool" or implement lids for uch purpose; In either case it he ran ilyseen that the originalclosurc of the bottle "has been prmanenu uestro "ed; sire,

Con sequentl the origins} pro 7 rieterprjnsnui facturer of tile cbnten'ts oft V as the general pprqhusinf riiublic arQfullygro ainst the iron u e ion of'anjr interme lsry While I have slioivn tlie steel rmg or tube jfof hat shape and prefer this form in order 5 that the closure devices, such as the disks 3 d and 4, may have a bear-in" both upon the upper extremity 0; (hence of'the bottle and. i the horizontal s lould :r of 'the steel ring or tube, it will of'oourse be understood that Ido not wish to be limited to any'exact form of 5 such rin or tubes, provided it is swformed as that t 10 projecting portion may be turned down to confine and hold closure devices in position an'd is permanently \vclded to the neck of the bottle, and although; have found that shoot-steel is especially zidupted for use in carrying out my invent on I desire it to he understood that my invention is not limited in this respect, but use i may cn'iploy any other metal for lliis'purposv which may have the pr portion and (-luiru ctcristics which will "permit of its becoming welded to the glass w sh f ill! hotllc and which offer the pro jw iiug lnll'llull hm: liccn turned down upon the vlusm'v (lm'irv cannot be returned to rutw lease the some without destruction of the original integrity of the metal composin} the ring or who and giving evidence of the fact- While I have slnmn and described in improvod and prcfrrshlamcunsl'ur constituting u closure of the bottle as consistin of the some sssr aluminium and flexible disks confined and held in place by the crimpcd or turned-down flange of the liut shapc-(l ring or tube welded to the neck ol" the bottle and have found thrit such closure devices are referable to the or dinury cork closures, either olone or in conjunction with metal cups of any of the usual forms, I of course do not wish it to be under= stood that my invention is to be limited to the use oi closures of any particular style or Illaiinsrial, the genus of myinvention resting in the broad idea of providin the neck of the bottle with a metal ring or tuie having s ro- V jectin -flangc ,adopted to be crimpe or turns down to errnanentl secure in place suitable sealing V evices, said ing welded to the neck of the bottle and can: fin ng the sealing device in such manner that it becomes necessary'to permanently destroy eitherthc sealingdevices or the ring or tube, or both, in order to remove the contents of Qthebottle; V 4 I have illustrated anddcscribed en ordi- I ottle involving the genuss nd dc ssfs rem oni n Isis-1m be i nctly understgpdr that m V toapy articular design or shape of the "vessel, so long. as the orifice through biolzf the oofitnts maybe removed is surnded yrs steelor othcr similar metal dess 'esu" limited in lace bya weldo rwit st verwtheieiiit orilice of t it: vessel.

ilig portioribf the metal fin or clamping device is permanently arim or clamped upon the disk seals orastoppers that a substantiall perfectly airfgag-snd liquid tight joint is e ected, still, und es heretofore stated,- a joint of this kind may be absolutely produced by soldering the inner edge of the metal ring or tube to the upper surface of the aluminium disk.

Having described the construction and ed "outages of my improved bottle and the method of manufacturing the some, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

I. A closure for glass bottles or other glass vessels, consisting of a-metall body welded to the glass vessel and with a projecting portion surrounding the exit-orifice of the vessel and oriented to be crin'lpml clamped or otherwise secured upon a sealing device located over the exitorifice; and n sealing device located over the exit of the vessel and held in posiion by the projecting portion of the metal liiiily after it has been crimped, clean ed or otherwise secured upon the scaling 1 icc, whereby the said vessel wlmu emptied of its contents, mount be refilled and sold as n-ii original package, a herciulwfore set forth.

2. A closure for glass bott es or gtbecglass ring or tube beinvention is not crunpelclainped -or otherwiso'securel con- 1 neetecl t oeseslingstop in'locatedwit in or V TOO .lw'hilelj awe found,thiitfivhen the roject of sheet-steel welded to the neck vessels consistingol' a metal ringer tube welded to the glass with a portion extending beyond and Slll'l'UlHl(llll L{ the exit of the vessel, and adapted to be turned dmvnnardly' upon a seal or stopper; :1 seal or stopper located over the exit of the vessel and held in place by the metal rine or tube when the projecting porti n thercolhas been turned downward and a film of solder at the juncture of the metal ring or tube and the seal or stopper, whereby the contents of the. vessel are hermetically sealed through the medium of the welded joint between the metal and the glass, and the solder-joint between the metal ring or tube and the seal or stopper, substantially as herein before set forth.

3. A bottle composed of glass havingatube thereof and extending a suitable distance above the upper extremity thereof, such projecting portion adapted to be turned down upon, and to secure in position, a closure device located upon the upper extremity of the bottle-neck, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4.A bottle composed of glass, having a sheet-metal ring or tube of different diameter at opposite ends and with an intermediate shoulder, said tube welded to the bottleneck, and projecting above the upper terminus of said neck a sufficient distance to constitute a surrounding flange adapted to be turned down upon and to securely confine a closure device located upon the upper extremity of the bottle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A bottle com )osed of glass and having welded to the necc thereof, a steel ring or tube projecting a suitable distance above the 1 upper terminus thereof and adapted to be l turned inwardly and downwardly, in combination with one or more diskclosure devices located upon the up or extremity of the neck l of the bottle and he d in such position to seal 1 the contents of the bottle by the inwardly i and downwardly turned portion of the steel ring or tube, substantially as and for the purr pose set forth.

; 6. A bottle composed of glass and having l welded to the neck thereof a steel ring or tube with a portion extending above the u per extremity of the neck of the bottle an turned downwardly upon a seal or sto er; and a 1 seal or stopper eonsistin of suitablb material l and of reversely-curvetf l and held in place, substantially as herein'bel fore set forth.

7. The method herein described of securing a metallic'ring or tube to the upper portion of a glass vessel, which consists 1n heat- 2 ing the upper portion of the vessel to a viscid and compressible condition, then forcing the into close contact wit h theglass e air at such contact. locality and with a portion of the ring or tube extending beyond the extremity of the vessel and finally l exerting pressure to cause suitable welding i l metallic rinlg1 I to exclude t Contact between the metallic ring or iubc and thetglass, substantially as hereinbefore set fort 1.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the' presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- JAMES C. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

D. G. STUART, Juo. J. HARROWER.

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